People in Teyvat, starting from saving the grass god

As a result, this group of unfilial descendants overturned the statue and broke the spirit of their ancestors protecting Mondstadt with their own hands.

This has a much more serious impact than what the Council of Eminent Persons has done.

At least the external announcement of the Ministry of Religion is that it follows the Great Compassionate Tree King.

These old nobles of Mond are openly declaring that they will no longer follow the God of Wind, and will no longer be bound by the beliefs in the God of Wind and the family's ancestral teachings.

Rhodes was right about Keqing.

If the Gunhild family, who truly hold power in Mond, forgets the family belief of protecting Mond forever, then the rebellion of the old nobles will most likely happen again.

This is also what Zhongli is considering.

If you let go completely.

Not to mention him, even the current Seven Stars of Liyue cannot guarantee that they can always remain true to themselves and put the safety of Liyue first.

If this is the case with them, then it is even more difficult to say what will happen to their successors.

But what if you don't let go completely?

Then it seems that my retirement doesn't have much meaning.

Seeing that Zhongli did not respond to this question, Rhode grinned and said, "I think you are just overthinking it. You can just say openly that you want to abdicate and travel the mortal world with the Wind God Barbatos. Then you can directly hand over the power of Liyue to the Liyue Seven Stars and that's it."

"It's as simple as that."

"As long as you are alive, the Rock God will always be a sword hanging over the heads of those in power in Liyue."

"Oh, right."

"The man next to you happens to be the best bard in Teyvat."

"It was he who wrote the historical poems of the Lawrence family."

"I'll rewrite it a little bit. The Lawrence family forgot the teachings of the Wind God, caused chaos in Mondstadt, and was finally struck by the Wind God's thunderbolt. After a thousand years, they are still suffering from hunger as punishment."

"Write as exaggerated as possible, and make it up as hard as possible to make people believe it."

"It is not necessary for everyone to believe it. As long as every person in power in Liyue believes it, that is enough."

"And don't be afraid that they won't believe such exaggerated poetry."

"There's an old saying that goes, it's better to believe something than not to believe it. What's more, the fate of the Lawrence family is right in front of us now, which is enough for them to believe it."

Rhode said a lot in one breath, and finally added: "Even if you abdicate, there are still many immortals in Liyue. These immortals are immortal like you. As long as they are still there, they can take action once after you abdicate and punish the dignitaries who violated the rules of Liyue with thunderous means. Then no one will dare to have evil intentions like the people of the Order Institute and the Lawrence family."

"This"

Zhongli pondered.

Wendy followed his lead and also had a thoughtful expression on her face.

But compared to Zhongli who was indeed thinking seriously.

Wendy, who was also obviously thinking, looked a little funny. It was hard to tell that he really took what Rhode said to heart.

This silence.

There was silence for more than half an hour.

Rhode just sat there with them without even a sip of water.

"What my friend said does make sense."

Zhongli nodded after figuring it out, and then said, "I still have a question, could you please help me solve it?"

Honestly.

Zhongli is so polite.

This made Rhodes feel a little uncomfortable.

But he still replied seriously: "Mr. Zhongli, you are right. You don't need to be so polite to me."

"Ah."

"My friend said before that I should follow the example of this poet and just let go and leave."

"I thought about it for a long time."

“But I still feel that there is something wrong with it.”

Zhongli stared into Rhodes' eyes and said word by word, "If mortals knew that I was still alive, they would inevitably rely on me. Do you have any way to solve this problem?"

As soon as these words came out.

Rhodes couldn't help but frown.

What Zhongli meant was very simple.

According to what Rhode said, if the people of Liyue encounter danger in the future, their reaction will be "Go and ask the Geo King to come!"

Zhongli's own idea is that when the people of Liyue face danger, their response should be "The Emperor is dead, and we, the people of Liyue, should forge ahead!"

This is a bit troublesome.

The method Rhodes mentioned was actually based on Mond's model.

On ordinary days, the gods don't care about anything. In fact, you can see the God of Wind everywhere except Mondstadt.

Once you encounter a crisis that is difficult to resolve.

The God of Wind will clear away all obstacles and dangers for Mondstadt, bring peace and stability to Mondstadt, and then continue to disappear.

"Mr. Zhongli."

"I still think that Mond's model might be more suitable."

Rhodes thought about it and decided not to answer Zhongli's question, but to stick to his previous opinion.

Want the people of Liyue to not rely on gods.

It's so hard.

No matter how you think about it, the only viable option is for God to die.

It is no wonder that Zhongli chose to abdicate by faking his death.

Although this approach has a huge impact on Liyue, Zhongli's fake death is no secret to other gods. As long as everyone knows that he faked his death, there will be no problem of diplomatic bullying like Mondstadt, nor will there be a situation where mortals rely too much on gods.

It is indeed a best of both worlds solution.

It's the fake death thing.

Rhodes felt that as long as he made this statement, he would be forcibly bound to this plan just like he was in Mond. If he did not complete it, he would not be able to escape even if he wanted to.

Therefore, he decided to try to stick to the Mondstadt route again to see if Zhongli would change his mind.

Unfortunately.

Zhongli's answer was not what Rhodes expected.

He still insists on having both.

The abdication must be reasonable, and Liyue cannot continue to rely on him.

This attitude made Rhodes feel very strange.

Why did Zhongli insist on a decision that would most likely cause huge turmoil within Liyue?

You have to know what would happen if the Rock God died.

Even if other gods are wary of his fake death, it will not cause any trouble to Liyue in diplomatic affairs.

But there will definitely be rivers of blood inside Liyue.

The people of Liyue, who have revered the God of Geo for dozens or hundreds of generations, will also fall into deep turmoil and panic.

"Tsk!"

Rhodes secretly clicked his tongue, and understood why Zhongli acquiesced to Childe releasing the demon god Osel to attack Liyue.

Deal with internal unrest.

A powerful foreign enemy is obviously the best solution.

As for why Zhongli insisted on making the people of Liyue no longer rely on him.

Rhodes guessed.

This is probably related to wear and tear.

Zhongli is the oldest demon god in the continent of Teyvat, without a doubt, and his age is over six thousand years old.

Since taking control of Liyue, he has guarded it diligently for more than 3,700 years.

Just as he himself said, no matter how solid the rock is, after thousands of years of erosion, it will make people feel tired.

Zhongli may not be able to withstand such wear and tear.

That was why he insisted on cutting off ties with Liyue and freeing himself from the state of constant wear and tear, so as to prevent the wear and tear from continuing to intensify and causing him to fall into the state of madness like the Dragon King Ruota, who didn't recognize his relatives.

"God of the Contract."

Rhodes muttered.

God of Contract, this is one of Zhongli’s titles, and it is also his power and responsibility.

【I only wish to cleanse the four directions and protect a corner of the world. 】

This was the original contract between Zhongli and Liyue.

What he had to do now was to use a final contract to end all contracts, including this initial contract, and completely free himself from the constraints of the God of Contract.

Think about this.

An idea suddenly occurred to Rhodes.

Since he was going to sign a contract that would end all contracts, it didn't necessarily require him to fake his death.

Rhode, who had opened his mind, immediately thought of a solution and said decisively, "Mr. Zhongli, I have a good idea. Would you like to listen to it?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 213 A New God Replaces the Old God

The method Rhodes mentioned was very simple.

Except for the death of a god.

He wants mortals to give up their dependence on the Rock King.

"The first solution is to find a new Rock God."

Rhodes secretly glanced at Zhongli's face.

as predicted.

Even someone like Zhongli, who is always serious and rigid, couldn't help but change his expression slightly at this moment.

However, he did not express any opinions. Seeing that Rhode did not continue speaking, he reminded him, "Young friend, continue."

"Oh."

Seeing that Zhongli was not angry, Rhode breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The second way is that you should abdicate and bring about a natural disaster that the Liyue people cannot resist. Then you must let go and let the Liyue people figure out a solution on their own. Whether the Liyue people solve the problem themselves or the immortals solve it in the end, you just don't care. After one or two times, the mortals will naturally forget your past."

This is a bit realistic.

Not to mention Zhongli, even Venti grinned after hearing this.

He is very experienced in this matter.

No one had seen the extent of human ingratitude.

Talk further.

The Storm Demon Dekalaian was eventually overthrown by his beloved people because of his wrong way of loving his people.

Come closer.

The Lawrence family personally overthrew the statue of Barbatos, the god of wind, violating the free will that the god of wind left for Mond.

"As time goes by, mortals will forget many things they have never seen."

“Maybe decades, maybe hundreds of years.”